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#FF7729 Color

#FF7729 is rgb(255, 119, 41) in RGB, hsl(22, 100%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 84%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pumpkin (#FF7518), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF7729
HEX#FF7729
RGBrgb(255, 119, 41)
HSLhsl(22, 100%, 58%)
HSVhsv(22, 84%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 84%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.186 45.8)
LABlab(66.22% 50.03 64.44)
LCHlch(66.22% 81.58 52.18)

What #FF7729 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FF7729, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pumpkin#FF7518ΔE 5.13Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 5.77Orange (Crayola)#FF7538ΔE 6.51Red-orange (Crayola)#FF681FΔE 7.13Spanish Orange#E86100ΔE 8.53Philippine Orange#FF7300ΔE 9.35

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FF7729 Channel Values

How #FF7729 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 255 · G 119 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 100% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 84% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 84% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF7729 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF7729 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF7729

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF7729; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF7729
Complementary
#29B0FF
Analogous
#FF2945
Analogous
#FFE229
Triadic
#29FF77
Triadic
#7729FF
Split comp.
#29FFE2
Split comp.
#2945FF

Tints & Shades of #FF7729

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FF8B47
#FF9B61
#FFAE80
#FFC29E
#FFD5BD
#FFE5D6

Shades

#FF5E00
#DB5000
#B34100
#8A3200
#612400
#3D1600

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF7729.

How #FF7729 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FF7729
Protanopia#9A9A25
Protanomaly#CB8D27
Deuteranopia#B4B400
Deuteranomaly#D69F17
Tritanopia#FF7171
Tritanomaly#FF735C
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF7729 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ff7729: #FF7729;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF7729;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff7729': '#FF7729' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.467, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_ff7729">#FF7729</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF7729"

More Orange Colors

#FF7729 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FF7729 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF7729?

#FF7729 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(255, 119, 41) in RGB and hsl(22, 100%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pumpkin (#FF7518), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #FF7729?

#FF7729 is rgb(255, 119, 41) — red 255, green 119, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF7729?

#FF7729 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 84%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF7729 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF7729 scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF7729 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF7729 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 16, which is visibly different.

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